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September 2012 - BethMayBlogs | Beauty and Lifestyle Blog
Lip Balms

Review : Balmi Lip Balm / EOS Lip Balm Dupe ?

I love lip balm. I always seem to reach for a lip balm over any other make up product and find that it is an essential in my bag. When I first heard about Balmi I was very excited as these are very comparable to the EOS lip balms that I have never tried and are less readily available in the UK. Balmi...

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Makeup Wish List: September 2012

Meaning as I hadn't written one of these posts nor purchased make up / skincare in a while I thought that I would share with you the items that have recently took my fancy. Origins SuperSpot Remover Collection Shimmer and Shades Revlon Kissable Balm Stain Vivo Baked Blush MUA Heaven and Earth Palette MAC Soft and Gentle MSF MAC Lipsticks Rimmel Stay Matte...

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Products that don't get enough hype - Inspired by JDRMakeup

After watching Jess's latest video on youtube ( JDRMAKEUP ) I was inspired to create a post of my own to share with you some products that I love that don't often get mentioned on the interweb. Front Cover Eye Shadow I've only seen these mentioned once but these are one of my favourite eyeshadow brands. They are pigmented, blendable, don't crease and...

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Car Boot

Tips for a Car Boot Sale

(Source:Guardian.co.uk) Last weekend I popped my car boot cherry and set out with my mum to sell some clutter that had gathered around my house. Being very new to the boot sale scene I resorted to google to find some tips and found some very helpful posts that helped me on my car boot venture and I found that as the day went...

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Cold

My Essentials for a Cold

As we all know , autumn is swiftly creeping closer and with the colder weather and change of season we find that our ‘common’ cold starts to reappear. Unfortunately for me I’ve caught mine just in time for the school and have myself sniffing and coughing far too much for my sanity. During my ‘ill’ period I have found myself reaching for certain...

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Fitness

Whats in my bag - Zumba Edition

A month ago I joined my local Zumba class and have been loving it. I thought that some of you may be interested in what I take along with me. What I carry: Water Bottle ( not shown) - This is essential as zumba is very active Purse - I keep this purse exclusive to carry my loose change to pay for my...

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Depotting

Tutorial: How to Depot Eyeshadow from a palette using Heat

After neglecting one of my eyeshadow palettes, my avon 8 in 1 water colours palette, I thought that it may be useful to depot them into my DIY Z Palette to hopefully reach for the eyeshadows more. As I had never 'properly' depotted eyeshadow before I decided to google and tweet about it. Unfortunately nobody I found had depotted an Avon Palette before...

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Garnier

Review: Garnier Dark Spot Corrector Review *

Although this product is primarily marketed as a Dark Spot Corrector,as I don’t suffer with dark spots, I wanted to try this product as it is also an Illuminating Moisturiser that fades the appearance of blemishes and leaves your skin more even-toned. What Garnier says: “Dark spot innovation.Clinically tested efficacy Daily illuminating moisturiser Fades discolourations for even skintone: dark spots, age spots and...

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Empties

Monthly Beauty Empties: August 2012 Empties/ What I've used up

Another beauty empties post for you. When I first started to draft this post I didn't think that I had finished up many products but I am proud to say that I have used over 10, again. Yay! My Favourite Used Up Products: Escada Taj Sunset Perfume: I bought this perfume last summer and since then I have absolutely loved it. Unfortunately it is...

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Back to School

Back to School Series: Whats in my bag & Back to School Organisation Tips

Unfortunately I was unable to post my 2 days to high school post so I thought that I would merge the last two posts into one today and show you what I am carrying for my first day back (tomorrow) and some little tips. What I am carrying: Bag (from Peacocks) My Pencil Case (from Tesco) My 'Emergency Bag ' (from France) -...

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Back to School

Shopping my stash #5 - Back to School Edition

For my Shopping the stash post this week I thought that I would merge it in with my short Back to School Series. Here are my picks for my back to school makeup bag - hopefully something that will look natural and will hardly take any time at all. Face: Garnier Original BB Cream Collection 2000 Concealer Natural Collection Loose Powder 17 Blush...

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Favourites

Monthly Beauty Favourites: August 2012 Favourites

( Apologies for the lighting, I decided to take my camera out into the garden during a small glimpse of sunshine) August is now over which means one thing - school is upon me. Fortunately this month I have discovered more favourite products than last month. Onto the favourites... 17 Maximum Volume Mascara - I've been using this mascara for months now and...

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